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Map of the most popular tourist attractions by state

Take a look at what the United States has to offer with a map of the most popular attractions by state.

This is the perfect list if you’re planning a cross country road trip with the family any time soon.

The data below was taken from a variety of sources including the National Park Service, tourism offices, and the attractions themselves. All data was collected and compiled in 2009.

If you’re having trouble reading the map, we’ve included an alphabetical list by state below.

Have you been to any of these? Click here to see what each state hates the most by popular opinion.

ALABAMA

United States Space & Rocket Center
Huntsville, AL
Annual Visitors — 509,000
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ALASKA

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Skagway, AK
Annual Visitors — 935,940
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ARIZONA

Grand Canyon National Park
Northwestern Arizona
Annual Visitors — 4,425,314
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ARKANSAS

Hot Springs National Park
near Hot Springs, AR
Annual Visitors — 1,238,147
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CALIFORNIA

Disneyland Park
Anaheim, CA
Annual Visitors — 14,721,000
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COLORADO

Rocky Mountain National Park
near Estes Park, CO
Annual Visitors — 2,757,390
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CONNECTICUT

Hammonasset Beach State Park
Madison, CT
Annual Visitors — 1,9000,000
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DELAWARE

Delaware Seashore State Park
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Annual Visitors — 1,200,000
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FLORIDA

Walt Disney World / Magic Kingdom Park
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Annual Visitors — 17,063,000
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GEORGIA

Stone Mountain Park
Atlanta, GA
Annual Visitors — 4,000,000
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HAWAII

Waikiki Beach
Honolulu – Island of Oahu, HI
Annual Visitors — 3,670,000
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IDAHO

Silverwood Theme Park
Athol, ID
Annual Visitors — 558,000
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ILLINOIS

Navy Pier
Chicago, IL
Annual Visitors — 8,600,000
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INDIANA

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Lake Michigan’s south shore (near Porter, IN)
Annual Visitors — 1,833,596
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IOWA

Amana Colonies (National Historic Landmark)
Amana, IA
Annual Visitors — 800,000
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KANSAS

Flint Hills Tall Grass Prairie (National Preserve)
near Strong City, KS
Annual Visitors — 250,000
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KENTUCKY

Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area
Between Lake Barkley & Kentucky Lake (Kentucky/Tennessee)
Annual Visitors — 1,259,773
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LOUISIANA

The French Quarter
New Orleans, LA
Annual Visitors — 5,000,000
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MAINE

L.L. Bean Flagship Store
Freeport, ME
Annual Visitors — 3,500,000
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MARYLAND

Assateague Island National Seashore
Assateague Island (a barrier island along the Maryland & Virginia coast)
Annual Visitors — 2,011,438
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MASSACHUSETTS

Faneuil Hall Marketplace (Quincy Market)
Boston, MA
Annual Visitors — 20,000,000
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MICHIGAN

The Henry Ford Museum (Edison Institute/Greenfield Village)
Dearborn, MI
Annual Visitors — 1,500,000
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MINNESOTA

Mall of America
Bloomington, MN
Annual Visitors — 40,000,000
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MISSISSIPPI

Natchez Trace Parkway (National Park Service)
444 mile long parkway stretching from Natchez, MS to Pasquo, TN
Annual Visitors — 4,200,000
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MISSOURI

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Arch
St. Louis, MO
Annual Visitors — 1,954,810
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MONTANA

Yellowstone National Park
NW Wyoming (predominantly), SW Montana, E Idaho
Annual Visitors — 2,000,000
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NEBRASKA

Henry Doorly Zoo (Riverview Park)
Omaha, NE
Annual Visitors — 1,388,014
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NEVADA

Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas, NV
Annual Visitors — 30,000,000
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NEW HAMPSHIRE

White Mountain National Forest
New Hampshire/Maine
Annual Visitors — 5,000,000
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NEW JERSEY

Atlantic City Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ
Annual Visitors — 4,000,000
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NEW MEXICO

Albuquerque Biological Park (BioPark)
Albuquerque, NM
Annual Visitors — 1,123,000
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NEW YORK

Times Square
Manhattan/New York City
Annual Visitors — 37,600,000
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NORTH CAROLINA

Blue Ridge Parkway (National Park Service)
469 mile National Parkway along the Blue Ridge Range of the Appalachian Mountains through North Carolina & Virginia
Annual Visitors — 10,943,831
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NORTH DAKOTA

Theodore Roosevelt National Park
near Medora, ND
Annual Visitors — 516,804
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OHIO

Cedar Point Amusement Park
Sandusky, OH
Annual Visitors — 3,200,000
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OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City National Memorial
Oklahoma City, OK
Annual Visitors — 500,000
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OREGON

Crater Lake National Park
South Central Oregon
Annual Visitors — 415,686
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PENNSYLVANIA

Independence National Historic Park (Independence Hall)
Philadelphia, PA
Annual Visitors — 4,076,638
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RHODE ISLAND

Roger Williams Park Zoo
Providence, RI
Annual Visitors — 505,409
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SOUTH CAROLINA

Broadway At The Beach
(entertainment/shopping complex)
Myrtle Beach, SC
Annual Visitors — 14,000,000
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SOUTH DAKOTA

Mount Rushmore National Memorial
near Keystone, SD
Annual Visitors — 1,789,328
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TENNESSEE

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tennessee/North Carolina
Annual Visitors — 6,940,000
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TEXAS

San Antonio River Walk (Paseo del Rio)
San Antonio, TX
Annual Visitors — 5,100,000
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UTAH

Temple Square
Salt Lake City
Annual Visitors — 5,000,000
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VERMONT

Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory
Waterbury, VT
Annual Visitors — 293,000
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VIRGINIA

Blue Ridge Parkway (National Park Service)
469 mile National Parkway along the Blue Ridge Range of the Appalachian Mountains through North Carolina & Virginia
Annual Visitors — 5,365,474
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WASHINGTON

Pike Place Market
Seattle, WA
Annual Visitors — 10,000,000
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WEST VIRGINIA

New River Gorge National River
southern West Virginia
Annual Visitors — 1,212,854
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WISCONSIN

Devil’s Lake State Park
near Baraboo, WI
Annual Visitors — 1,300,000
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WYOMING

Yellowstone National Park
NW Wyoming (predominantly), SW Montana, E Idaho
Annual Visitors — 3,066,579
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WASHINGTON DC

National Mall & Memorial Parks
Washington, D.C.
Annual Visitors — 25,000,000


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